Animation | 15’ | Canada | 2024
DIRECTORA Y SCREENWRITER: Manisa Hope
PREMIERE: ESPAÑA
SYNOPSIS
The Town Of Dead Dreams is the story of three friends Sun, Dew, and Kind who go on a journey to find a town that completely differs from the one they live in. On their way, they encounter an unexpected misfortune which changes their destiny. Will they be able to overcome the obstacles that they will face throughout their journey?
FESTIVALS
- Nominated – Best Sound Design, Watersprite Film Festival 2025
- Nominated – KuanDu Animation Choice Award, KuanDu International Animation Festival, 2024
- Honorable Mention, Chantilly, France, September 2024
- Phenomenal Achievement Award – Best Producer, AniFest A’GJIRO 2024
- Best Student Animated Film Award, XXVII International Animation Film Festival “Animaevka-2024”
- Best Film Award, Queen City Film Festival, Film Curation & Film Awards 2024
BIO DIRECTOR
Manisa Hope was born and raised in Iran. She moved to Canada in December 2013, and entered the BFA program in Film Animation, at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University. She graduated from the program in 2017, and was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts in Film Production at Concordia, completed in 2023. She holds a prior bachelor’s degree in computer software programming, and has two decades of experience in acrylic and oil painting techniques, as well as intricate colour pencil drawings.